Author: Dr Jeniri Amir

Umno needs credibility to survive

Horatio: He waxes desperate with imagination. Marcellus: Let’s follow. ‘Tis not fit thus to obey him. Horatio: Have after. To what issue will this come? Marcellus: Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Horatio: Heaven will direct it. Marcellus: Nay, let’s follow him. [Exeunt.] – Hamlet Act 1, scene

‘Frogs’ putting paid to plans for two-party system

It’s the rainy season in Sabah now and it’s that time of the year where you see frogs   jumping from one spot to another. Not surprisingly, ‘political frogs’ have also emerged. For political analysts and those familiar with Sabah politics, what happened on Wednesday is not at all shocking.

S’pore, M’sian leaders have some choppy waters to navigate

Do you still remember a song called Benci Tapi Rindu by famous Indonesian singer Diana Nasution? Relations between the two immediate neighbours, Singapore and Malaysia, have been like the situation described in the song about a love-hate relationship. Seemingly, ties between Singapore and Malaysia have run into choppy waters over

Repeal Sedition Act now; the law is no longer needed

Do you still remember Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris? I won’t blame you if the name doesn’t ring a bell, but how about Papagomo? Wan Muhammad Azri, better known by the moniker Papagomo, is notorious for making seditious and defamatory comments which sometimes landed him in hot soup. Papagomo was

Is this the end of traditional journalism?

The age of digital media is here knocking right on our door. Like it or not, journalists and media practitioners have to face it head on. With the advent of the Internet, the mainstream media and the print media are struggling with a loss of advertising revenue and audience, especially